diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.docs/pom.xml b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.docs/pom.xml
index 879c4b3ebe3..7ffb3abb18b 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.docs/pom.xml
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.docs/pom.xml
@@ -14,39 +14,49 @@
   <version>2.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.docs</artifactId>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
-  
-  <build>
-		<plugins>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.eclipse.tycho.extras</groupId>
-				<artifactId>tycho-eclipserun-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>${tycho-extras-version}</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<appArgLine>-application org.eclipse.ant.core.antRunner -buildfile build-index.xml build.index</appArgLine>
-					<dependencies>
-						<dependency>
-							<artifactId>org.apache.ant</artifactId>
-							<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
-						</dependency>
-						<dependency>
-							<artifactId>org.eclipse.help.base</artifactId>
-							<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
-						</dependency>
-						<dependency>
-							<artifactId>org.eclipse.ant.core</artifactId>
-							<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
-						</dependency>
-					</dependencies>
-				</configuration>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>eclipse-run</goal>
-						</goals>
-						<phase>compile</phase>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-			</plugin>
-		</plugins>
-	</build>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+
+	<profiles>
+		<profile>
+			<id>build-doc</id>
+			<activation>
+				<property>
+					<name>!skipDoc</name>
+				</property>
+			</activation>
+			<build>
+				<plugins>
+					<plugin>
+						<groupId>org.eclipse.tycho.extras</groupId>
+						<artifactId>tycho-eclipserun-plugin</artifactId>
+						<version>${tycho-extras-version}</version>
+						<configuration>
+							<appArgLine>-application org.eclipse.ant.core.antRunner -buildfile build-index.xml build.index</appArgLine>
+							<dependencies>
+								<dependency>
+									<artifactId>org.apache.ant</artifactId>
+									<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
+								</dependency>
+								<dependency>
+									<artifactId>org.eclipse.help.base</artifactId>
+									<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
+								</dependency>
+								<dependency>
+									<artifactId>org.eclipse.ant.core</artifactId>
+									<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
+								</dependency>
+							</dependencies>
+						</configuration>
+						<executions>
+							<execution>
+								<goals>
+									<goal>eclipse-run</goal>
+								</goals>
+								<phase>compile</phase>
+							</execution>
+						</executions>
+					</plugin>
+				</plugins>
+			</build>
+		</profile>
+	</profiles>
+</project>
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.application.doc/pom.xml b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.application.doc/pom.xml
index 9508c587a22..f4bee761cc5 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.application.doc/pom.xml
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.application.doc/pom.xml
@@ -31,36 +31,52 @@
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.eclipse.tycho.extras</groupId>
-				<artifactId>tycho-eclipserun-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>${tycho-extras-version}</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<appArgLine>-application org.eclipse.ant.core.antRunner -buildfile customBuildCallbacks.xml build.index</appArgLine>
-					<dependencies>
-						<dependency>
-							<artifactId>org.apache.ant</artifactId>
-							<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
-						</dependency>
-						<dependency>
-							<artifactId>org.eclipse.help.base</artifactId>
-							<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
-						</dependency>
-						<dependency>
-							<artifactId>org.eclipse.ant.core</artifactId>
-							<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
-						</dependency>
-					</dependencies>
-				</configuration>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>eclipse-run</goal>
-						</goals>
-						<phase>compile</phase>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
+
+	<profiles>
+		<profile>
+			<id>build-doc</id>
+			<activation>
+				<property>
+					<name>!skipDoc</name>
+				</property>
+			</activation>
+			<build>
+				<plugins>
+					<plugin>
+						<groupId>org.eclipse.tycho.extras</groupId>
+						<artifactId>tycho-eclipserun-plugin</artifactId>
+						<version>${tycho-extras-version}</version>
+						<configuration>
+							<appArgLine>-application org.eclipse.ant.core.antRunner -buildfile customBuildCallbacks.xml build.index</appArgLine>
+							<dependencies>
+								<dependency>
+									<artifactId>org.apache.ant</artifactId>
+									<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
+								</dependency>
+								<dependency>
+									<artifactId>org.eclipse.help.base</artifactId>
+									<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
+								</dependency>
+								<dependency>
+									<artifactId>org.eclipse.ant.core</artifactId>
+									<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
+								</dependency>
+							</dependencies>
+						</configuration>
+						<executions>
+							<execution>
+								<goals>
+									<goal>eclipse-run</goal>
+								</goals>
+								<phase>compile</phase>
+							</execution>
+						</executions>
+					</plugin>
+				</plugins>
+			</build>
+		</profile>
+	</profiles>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.isv/pom.xml b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.isv/pom.xml
index 291f890a33d..36927f9169d 100644
--- a/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.isv/pom.xml
+++ b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.isv/pom.xml
@@ -31,36 +31,51 @@
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.eclipse.tycho.extras</groupId>
-				<artifactId>tycho-eclipserun-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>${tycho-extras-version}</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<appArgLine>-application org.eclipse.ant.core.antRunner -buildfile buildDoc.xml</appArgLine>
-					<dependencies>
-						<dependency>
-							<artifactId>org.apache.ant</artifactId>
-							<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
-						</dependency>
-						<dependency>
-							<artifactId>org.eclipse.help.base</artifactId>
-							<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
-						</dependency>
-						<dependency>
-							<artifactId>org.eclipse.pde.core</artifactId>
-							<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
-						</dependency>
-					</dependencies>
-				</configuration>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>eclipse-run</goal>
-						</goals>
-						<phase>compile</phase>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
+
+	<profiles>
+		<profile>
+			<id>build-doc</id>
+			<activation>
+				<property>
+					<name>!skipDoc</name>
+				</property>
+			</activation>
+			<build>
+				<plugins>
+					<plugin>
+						<groupId>org.eclipse.tycho.extras</groupId>
+						<artifactId>tycho-eclipserun-plugin</artifactId>
+						<version>${tycho-extras-version}</version>
+						<configuration>
+							<appArgLine>-application org.eclipse.ant.core.antRunner -buildfile buildDoc.xml</appArgLine>
+							<dependencies>
+								<dependency>
+									<artifactId>org.apache.ant</artifactId>
+									<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
+								</dependency>
+								<dependency>
+									<artifactId>org.eclipse.help.base</artifactId>
+									<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
+								</dependency>
+								<dependency>
+									<artifactId>org.eclipse.pde.core</artifactId>
+									<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
+								</dependency>
+							</dependencies>
+						</configuration>
+						<executions>
+							<execution>
+								<goals>
+									<goal>eclipse-run</goal>
+								</goals>
+								<phase>compile</phase>
+							</execution>
+						</executions>
+					</plugin>
+				</plugins>
+			</build>
+		</profile>
+	</profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/pom.xml b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/pom.xml
index 6ef850ee96d..5da7a6d9526 100644
--- a/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/pom.xml
+++ b/doc/org.eclipse.cdt.doc.user/pom.xml
@@ -31,36 +31,51 @@
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.eclipse.tycho.extras</groupId>
-				<artifactId>tycho-eclipserun-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>${tycho-extras-version}</version>
-				<configuration>
-					<appArgLine>-application org.eclipse.ant.core.antRunner -buildfile customBuildCallbacks.xml build.index</appArgLine>
-					<dependencies>
-						<dependency>
-							<artifactId>org.apache.ant</artifactId>
-							<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
-						</dependency>
-						<dependency>
-							<artifactId>org.eclipse.help.base</artifactId>
-							<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
-						</dependency>
-						<dependency>
-							<artifactId>org.eclipse.ant.core</artifactId>
-							<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
-						</dependency>
-					</dependencies>
-				</configuration>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>eclipse-run</goal>
-						</goals>
-						<phase>compile</phase>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
+	
+	<profiles>
+		<profile>
+			<id>build-doc</id>
+			<activation>
+				<property>
+					<name>!skipDoc</name>
+				</property>
+			</activation>
+			<build>
+				<plugins>
+					<plugin>
+						<groupId>org.eclipse.tycho.extras</groupId>
+						<artifactId>tycho-eclipserun-plugin</artifactId>
+						<version>${tycho-extras-version}</version>
+						<configuration>
+							<appArgLine>-application org.eclipse.ant.core.antRunner -buildfile customBuildCallbacks.xml build.index</appArgLine>
+							<dependencies>
+								<dependency>
+									<artifactId>org.apache.ant</artifactId>
+									<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
+								</dependency>
+								<dependency>
+									<artifactId>org.eclipse.help.base</artifactId>
+									<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
+								</dependency>
+								<dependency>
+									<artifactId>org.eclipse.ant.core</artifactId>
+									<type>eclipse-plugin</type>
+								</dependency>
+							</dependencies>
+						</configuration>
+						<executions>
+							<execution>
+								<goals>
+									<goal>eclipse-run</goal>
+								</goals>
+								<phase>compile</phase>
+							</execution>
+						</executions>
+					</plugin>
+				</plugins>
+			</build>
+		</profile>
+	</profiles>
 </project>